HomeAway Inc.

Spacious, Cold Ticking-Time-Bomb due to Gas Leak

The weather forecast called for continuous snow over three days. We were excited. We arrived to a spacious cabin. We fired-up the single wll furnace, down stairs, that only kept the immediate area uncomfortably tolerable. The upstairs was cold, cold, cold. We managed to sleep because of my foresight. I always plan for the worse case scenario. In this case, the four sleeping bags did the trick. Upon waking up, we detected a STRONG GAS ODOR. Immediately, we got the kids out of the house and into the truck, I went back in to open the doors and called the main office to request a different cabin. They sent a handyman to shut off the gas. I had to drive across town to get a new key to another cabin instead of sending it with their handyman. It was a rough start to what was supposed to be a smooth, fun trip. Next time, I'll just stay at a hotel.